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flamin lib

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6. "Dammit, Jim, I'm a photographer not a hardware engineer . . ."

Reply to earthshine (Reply #5)

Wed Oct 11, 2017, 11:48 AM

Oct 2017

So, now that we know my main purpose for owning one, what specs do I look for in my next 'puter? I know Apple is the defacto standard for graphic arts but the software I've used for a decade or more isn't compliant. That limits me to the PC platform.

Educate me.

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I know the answer is out there but can't get 'search' to work, so here goes. [View all] flamin lib Oct 2017 OP

What video Break time Oct 2017 #1

Okay, more ram it is. nt flamin lib Oct 2017 #3

Running Win 10 with 4 Gb RAM is a nonstarter. JayhawkSD Oct 2017 #2

Okay then, 8 gigs it is. nt flamin lib Oct 2017 #4

Sudden slow downs indicate that the hard drive and processor are busy doing other things. earthshine Oct 2017 #5

"Dammit, Jim, I'm a photographer not a hardware engineer . . ." flamin lib Oct 2017 #6

Sounds like you need a Spock to elucidate it for you. earthshine Oct 2017 #7

Ok, that helps a lot. I'm using the tutorials on YT to good advantage.nt flamin lib Oct 2017 #8

In addition to RAM make sure you have enough disk space for a scratch disk csziggy Oct 2017 #9

Disk space isn't an issue as I edit the quantity of images like a miser. flamin lib Oct 2017 #10

Hope the RAM works! csziggy Oct 2017 #11

Video editing really wants 16 gig of memory or more. ManiacJoe Oct 2017 #12